WASHINGTON – Businesses and residents in Kentucky affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Dec. 31, 2021, through Jan. 1, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA
occurring: December 10, 2021 & continuing in the Kentucky counties of: Caldwell, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Taylor, and Warren; for economic injury only in the contiguous Kentucky counties of: Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge,
ATLANTA – La Administración de Pequeñas Empresas de Los Estados Unidos (SBA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy la apertura de un tercer Centro de Recuperación de Negocios (BRC) en el condado de Warren, en el Centro de Investigación
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the opening of a third Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Warren County at the Western Kentucky University Center for Research and Development in Bowling Green on Wednesday, Dec. 22 to
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced additional counties added to the Kentucky disaster declaration for businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straightline winds, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on Dec. 10, 2021. Also, the SBA announced
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the opening of a Business Recovery Center (BRC) at the Joe Creason Community Center in Benton on Wednesday, Dec. 15 to provide Kentucky businesses with one-on-one assistance in submitting a disaster
If your business was impacted by the Severe Storms, Straight–line Winds, Flooding, and Tornadoes that occurred on 12/10/2021, your business may qualify for a low-interest federal business disaster loan. The Kentucky SBDC can assist you in accessing the capital and resources you need to recover.
The SBA’s Business Physical Disaster Loan program loans to businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property owned by the business, including real estate, inventories, supplies, machinery and equipment. Businesses of any size and most private nonprofit organizations may apply to the SBA for a loan to recover after a disaster.
The SBA Business Physical Disaster Loan covers disaster losses not fully covered by insurance. If you are required to apply insurance proceeds to an outstanding mortgage on the damaged property, you can include that amount in your disaster loan application.
Counties: Caldwell, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Taylor, and Warren
Deadline: February 10, 2022
The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private, non-profit organizations meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
EIDL assistance is available only to small businesses when SBA determines they are unable to obtain credit elsewhere.
A business may qualify for both an EIDL and a physical disaster loan. The maximum combined loan amount is $2 million.
Counties: Caldwell, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Taylor, and Warren; and the contiguous Kentucky counties of: Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Calloway, Carlisle, Casey, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Larue, Livingston, Marion, McCracken, McLean, Metcalfe, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, and Webster.
Deadline: September 12, 2022
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/ and should apply under SBA declaration # 17286, not for the COVID-19 incident.
Apply HereTo be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or emailing DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded at sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Impacted businesses may also visit one of the locations below to receive on-site application assistance.
Joe Creason Community Center
1600 Park Ave.
Benton, KY 42025
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (This is the only Saturday)
Closed: Sundays
Western Kentucky University Center for Research and Development WKU Business Accelerator Center
2413 Nashville Rd
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Opening: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Friday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 Closed: Saturday & Sunday
Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce
15 E. Center Street
Madisonville, KY 42431
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed: Friday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 Closed: Saturday & Sunday
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